Aidan Finn, MVP, has been working in IT since 1996, as a consultant, systems administrator, and in technical pre-sales.
Cloud Mechanix is Aidan’s company. Aidan delivers training and consulting services to customers. The training is written by Aidan, focusing on explaining the basics and developing knowledge of real-world solutions based on years of experience. The consulting service covers many areas in Azure, focusing on delivering best-practice and secure solutions while educating the customer.
Aidan has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) designation by Microsoft in recognition of his community contributions for the last 18 years. He currently has Microsoft Azure expertise. He previously held the Hyper-V (9 years) and System Center Configuration Manager MVP (1 year) expertises. Aidan has spoken at numerous events in Europe and the USA, including community briefings, Microsoft regional events, Windows launches, and conferences such as E2EVC, TechEd Europe, and Microsoft Ignite.
Aidan blogs on AidanFinn.com about Microsoft infrastructure solutions. He has also written articles for various technical sites and is a contributor on Azure for the Petri IT Knowledgebase. You can follow Aidan on Twitter (@joe_elway) or on Facebook. Aidan is the lead author of Mastering Hyper-V Deployment (Sybex, 2010). He is one of the contributing authors of Microsoft Private Cloud Computing, Mastering Windows Server 2008 R2 (Sybex, 2009), Mastering Windows 7 Deployment (Sybex, 2011), and Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Installation And Configuration Guide.
Aidan lives in the Midlands of Ireland with his wife and family.
I is for Independent
I do not work for Microsoft. If you’re just taking a quick dip into this blog and see something that is pro-Microsoft, then it is because I really feel that way. We MVPs are meant to be independent experts. I neither get any payment from Microsoft nor do I own any Microsoft shares. Dig a little deeper on this site, and you will find that I am critical of Microsoft and I disagree with them on things from time to time, and my independent comments occasionally upset a few blue badges in Sales & Marketing – just remember that you don’t have to like everything on the menu to like the restaurant.
I work as a Microsoft partner, deploying and selling the technologies that I focus on. I blog about what I have chosen to work with. There is no agenda. I do work with Microsoft from time to time on events. I have a close relationship with some teams, allowing me to give very honest product feedback – which is sometimes not appreciated 🙂 In the long run, I hope that helps improve knowledge of or quality of products for the end user like you and me.
Am I available for Work, Events, Publicity, etc?
In summary, I am available for:
- The occasional quick question
- Advertising on this site – I have restricted the number of ads
- Doing podcasts
- Presenting in webcasts
If you have a genuine inquiry, then you can email me, or you can follow me on Twitter and Facebook. Keep in mind that I am in Ireland in the UK/Ireland timezone, and that I am busy, so I might be slow to respond. You can check out my Sessionize profile to see what content I have ready for speaking at events/conferences:
Consider contacting me through Cloud Mechanix for more in-depth engagements, such as consulting or training.